1:12 scale modeling
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Hi, all modeller!
I've done light tank model M-3 Stuart. It took 3months and built from all wood.
Yes, Scratch building !
This was a fun build. Bandai have kept trying new ways to do capes. Ren's is a soft flexible material that holds really good surface detail. I sprayed it black. Bandai kits are coloured right out of the box but they look a lot better if [...]
Tamiya occasionally decide to re-issue some of their older kits and I was especially pleased when they did a this with this one. Kit no 14001 was the first release in their successful range of 1/12 motorcycles back in 1980. this [...]
Well, this one is now complete. Although an older kit from Tamiya it was a good build. With the exception of just a couple of very minor issues.
Starting off was the usual engine build. Seems that almost all of the Tamiya motorcycle [...]
This is the opening of the still sealed box of the 1982 release of the Tamiya Suzuki 1/2 GSX1100S Katana.
Even though this model was produced in 1982 the contents were still sealed in their plastic bags. I noticed that NONE of the parts [...]
TAMIYA 1/12 YAMAHA RZ250
This model start with the assembly of the engine. This is relative simple and is accomplished in two steps using only 12 pieces. However, just because there aren’t many parts does not mean that it’s not open [...]
When first opening the box you are met with multiple bags of parts that are nicely, and firmly, placed in the box. As seen here.
There are only five total sprues of parts. One white, one chrome, one clear and two black. Also is a bag [...]
The Kawasaki Ninja H2 is a "supercharged supersport" class motorcycle in the Ninja sportbike series, manufactured by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, featuring a variable-speed centrifugal-type supercharger. The H2R with 310 [...]
This is the 1/12 scale Kawasaki Ninja H2R made by Tamiya. Kit number 14131. This kit was released in late 2016.
Upon opening the box you are met with multiple part sprues in plastic bags. There are eight bags total including the decals, [...]
One of my larger figures, this is Warriors Scale Models' 120 mm Officer, 5th New York Volunteer Infantry, Duryee's Zouaves. This is a resin figure, except for the sword. I modified the figure slightly by adding the sword and re-sculpting [...]